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Old 13-Apr-2008, 17:15
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Originally Posted by Bassim View Post
I prefer the word "bulge" but as you know English is not my mother tongue and still I do not have the same feeling for it as you have.
I didn't realize your doubts about bulge
what about using

sag
droop
although both might be a tad passive and negative to boot
or swollen with
pregnant
(too much probably)
although both might carry a slight Ovidian undertone

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